The center was reportedly burglarized the week before and had been vandalized a few years ago.

In a response that has since generated international headlines, members of a local Jewish congregation handed the keys to their synagogue to one of the center's founders, Dr. Shahid Hashmi.

Hashmi joined Jenna Lee today on "Happening Now," explaining that he moved to Victoria 32 years ago for the warm weather. The mosque, the only one in the town, opened in 2000.

"This community is wonderful. They all came together. Every creed, every faith, every race," said Hashmi, adding that churches and an office also offered their space for the Muslim congregation to worship.

More than $1 million has been raised through GoFundMe to help with the reconstruction of the Islamic center, which Hashmi said is already underway. He said they've now returned to the property and are using a mobile structure for their services.

House Intelligence Committee Chairman Adam Schiff of California said that "people have suffered enough" because of President Trump and that a real leader would re-open the part of the government that has been shuttered since December.